Justin Irabor

I must admit that when I assumed the position of PR manager (among my other roles) at Hotels.ng, I barely understood what PR meant. ‘Public Relations’ or ‘Press Releases’? The sweet irony here is that I was coming from a background as product manager/community manager/team lead/chief editor for a big-deal PR platform, and every day […]

Nascent startups getting introduced too early to competition will feel strained, but the right attitude and a consolidation of strategy can have those businesses leveraging on their heavyweight rivals.

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